Centro de Investigations de Plagas e Insecticides (CIPEIN)

Laboratory Strains
- Strain Names & Species

Ae aegypti (Rockefeller);
Culex pipiens (CIPEIN susceptible stain);
Triatoma infestans (CIPEIN susceptible strain);
Rhodnius prolixus;
Musca domestica;
bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) susceptible strain Harold Harland;
head lice (Pediculus humanos capitis);
Blatella germanica (cockroach) CIPEIN susceptible strain form Argentina;
Tribollium cataneum (weevil);
Tenebrio mollitor.

Wild Populations (and Resistance Profiles) - Species

Ae aegypti (several Argentinian strains);
Culex pipiens (several susceptible stains);
Triatoma infestans (several resistant strains from Argentina and Bolivia);
bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) several resistant strains from Argentina;
head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis);
Blatella germanica (cockroach) several resistant strains from Argentina.

Hut testing possible in the following months of the year

• january
• february
• march
• october
• november
• december

Village Scale Trials possible in the following months of the year

We do not currently have confirmation on this facilities time-of-year capabilities. Please use contact details below and a relevant contact will be able to support further.